VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (letter)

Eradicate terrorists

January 16, 2007|By Stephen H. Kogan

Teaneck, N.J. — The president was correct in his assessment that we cannot afford to loose in Iraq. However for the president's policy to work, we must confront the political and military forces in the Middle East who have been opposing our efforts in Iraq.

To accomplish Bush's announced mission, we also need to free Lebanon from the yoke of Hezbollah's Islamic terrorism. We need to hold to account Syria for the terrorism it has supported and exported. We also need to allow Israel to use all necessary force to destroy the terrorist infrastructure in the whole Palestinian territories. We need to coordinate these efforts with the moderate Arab states in the Middle East. We need to isolate Iran and prevent it from achieving its goals in the Persian Gulf: Middle East domination and nuclear weapons to threaten its neighbors.

We need an all-out offensive against the terrorists and the states that support and export terrorism.